An article in Schools Week (Has Nick Gibb won the education battle?, 10 Novemeber 2023) discusses the long debated issue of whether “traditional” style schooling is best. It highlights some recent data that seems to support this, with exemplar “traditional” schools like Michaela Community School in west London and Mercia School in Sheffield scoring very well, whilst some progressive schools get low scores (e.g. School 21 and XP School Trust).
Read the article here, and decide for yourself.
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